Papillary carcinoma of the thyroglossal duct cyst: Is thyroidectomy necessary?

Selçuk Kuzu; Abdulkadir Bucak; Çağlar Günebakan; Murat Özdemir; Bilal Atilla Bezen

doi:10.28982/josam.755373

Authors

Selçuk Kuzu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-9874
Abdulkadir Bucak https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3031-3465
Çağlar Günebakan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3281-9785
Murat Özdemir https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0371-9128
Bilal Atilla Bezen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3435-9690

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.755373

Keywords:

Thyroglossal duct cyst, papillary carcinoma, Thyroidectomy

Abstract

Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most frequent midline congenital neck anomaly. Carcinoma of the thyroglossal duct cyst is a rare entity, and papillary carcinoma is the most frequent malignancy of this uncommon entity. There are a limited number of studies on this subject in the literature, and in some series, it is associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma. There is no consensus on prophylactic thyroidectomy after diagnosis. In this study, a case, operated for thyroglossal duct cyst and diagnosed with papillary carcinoma and our approach consisting of follow-up without thyroidectomy are presented in light of the current literature.

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